We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping， writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms. Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are.

BTW （by the way）   BRB (be right back)

LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)

People also use many abbreviations (缩写), They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:

Info (information) purer (computer)

Pie (picture)       sec (second)

We usually don’t see people when we communicate (交流) on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keywords to draw “feeling”. such as:

:-)( happy)    :-p(joking)   :-( (sad)  :-0(surprised)

These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example，

There are even whole new words, like” newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).

It takes time for people to get used to (适应) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internets grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.

1. What does the underline “acronyms” mean?

A.网友        B.聊天室      C.首字母缩写词

2. Why do people type acronyms?

A. to show their feelings.

B. Because people can type them quickly.

C. In this way newbie’s won’t understand them.

3. What does” BTW, my purer is not working well.:-(“mean?

A. The person is angry at somebody.

B. The person is happy about getting a new computer.

C. The person is sad that his computer is having problems.

4. E-talk wills probably           .

A. keep changing.

B. be easy by people on the telephone

C. be used by people on the telephone

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. E-talk language

B. Picture Feelings

C. How to Use Abbreviations

 

During the day, you spend a lot of time running, jumping, laughing, eating, and talking. You use up a lot of energy(能量) , and by the end of the day you're tired. Sleep gives your body a chance to rest.

But your brain (大脑)and body are not completely at rest during sleep. While you sleep, your mind may think of the things that happened during the day. It keeps the important things in mind as memories(记忆). It also thinks about things you were worrying about, and you may wake up with answers to some of your problems.

You also grow while you sleep. The thing called "human growth hormone (荷尔蒙)" in the body helps you grow during sleep. This growth hormone also helps the body to repair itself.

Sleep helps your body to conserve energy too. You use up a lot of energy during your daily activities. But when you sleep, your body temperature falls, and your "metabolism" (新陈代谢) slows down. You are still using some energy, but much less than when you are awake and active.

Have you ever stayed up past your bedtime? Did you have difficulty getting up the next morning? Maybe you had problems seeing clearly or you cannot think clearly. That was your body's way of saying, "I need sleep！" A lack ( 缺乏) of sleep can stop your body and mind from working correctly.

1.What does "human growth hormone" do while people sleep?

A．It helps people rest well.	B．It helps repair the body.
C．It helps answer problems.	D．It helps slow the body down.

2.According to the passage, which of the following tells you need sleep?

A．You use up a lot of energy.	B．You enjoy daily activities.
C．Your body temperature falls.	D．You don't want to get up.

3.What does the underlined word "conserve" mean?

A．provide

B．move

C．save

D．spend

4.What is this passage mainly about?

A．Sleep is very important.	B．The brain needs enough sleep.
C．Good ways to sleep well.	D．People use energy when sleeping

 

To most of us, school means classes, teachers, schedules, grades, and tests. But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, school is very different.

    Firstly, there are no lessons. All the children, aged between 4 and 19, do whatever they want. There are no teachers, only “staff members (职员)”. The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn, because children want to learn anyway. “You do not need to say to a three-year-old. ‘Go explore your environment.’ You can’t stop them!” says Daniel Greenberg, a founder of the school. “But if you make children do what you want all day, they will lose all taste for learning.”

At Sudbury Valley School, you will allow children to talk, read, paint, cook, work on computers, study French, play the piano, climb trees, or just run around. Two boys spent three years just fishing!

    The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules. Every week, there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote each — even the four-year-olds. They decide the school rules, how to spend the school budget（预算）, and even which staff they want and do not want any more.

When the school first opened in 1968, people said it would never work. But today, the school has 200 students, and 80% of its students go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all time have successful careers today. One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.

1.What does the school believe?

A. Teachers cannot teach children well.

B. Children learn best when they do what they want to do.

C. Learning is for adults — children should only play.

D. Children should only learn about one thing at a time.

2.What does Daniel Greenberg say about three-year-olds?

A. They love learning.                 

B. They are very naughty.

C. They want to be outside all the time.       

D. They are too young to learn anything.

3.What happens to the children after they leave this school?

A. They do the same things as children from other schools.

B. They have problems getting into college or getting a job.

C. They usually do very unusual jobs.

D. They are not successful in their business.

4.What is the main topic of the article?

A. Children’s hobbies                  B. Education in the US

C. A school without rules                   D. An unusual school

 

To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasant voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.

Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he doesn’t sit still before his class; he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings.

There are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s.

The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(预先).What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand anything, they say so. The teacher can’t learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.

I have known many teachers who are fine actors in class but are unable to take part in a stage-play because they can’t keep strictly to what another has written.

1.What does the underlined word “gifts” mean?

A. presents	B. knowledge
C. skills	D. advantages

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. A good teacher should speak clearly.

B. A good teacher should sit still before his class and speak with his body language.

C. A good actor should speak as others have asked him to do.

D. A good actor should repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part.

3.The skills of a good teacher are        .

A. draw his students’ attention.	B. change his voice when needed.
C. act out what he is teaching	D. all the above

4.From the passage, we know        .

A. a good teacher should be a good actor	B. a good teacher may be unable to act well on the stage
C. a good actor should be a good teacher	D. a good actor may act well in class

5.The title of the passage is         .

A. How to be a good teacher	B. How to be a good actor
C. A good teacher’s knowledge	D. A good actor’s behaviour

 

 

CN Tower Hours

Due to(由于) construction around the CN Tower, the only access for visitors who may require help with strollers(婴儿车) or wheelchairs, is Bremner Blvd.

The CN Tower is open 364 days a year (closed on Christmas Day). Hours of Operation are adjusted(调整) from time to time.

Please call (416) 86-TOWER to confirm the hours for the date of your visit.

Tower Hours

Information Desk   opens at 8:30

Observation Levels

Sunday through Thursday  Friday & Saturday

LookOut 9:00am - 10:00pm    9:00am - 10:30pm

Glass Floor              9:00am - 10:00pm   9:00am - 10:30pm

SkyPod  9:00am - 10:00pm    9:00am - 10:30pm

Attractions

Himalamazon motion theatre ride     10:00am - 9:00pm

Film    10:00am - 9:00pm (last show 9pm)

360 Restaurant

Lunch   11:00am - 2:00pm

Sunday Lunch    10:30am - 2:00pm

Dinner (Sunday -Thursday)          4:30pm - 10:00pm

Dinner (Friday & Saturday)         4:30pm - 11:00pm

Marketplace Retail Store

Marketplace Gift Shop   Sunday through Thursday   Friday & Saturday

8:30am - 10:00pm           8:30am – 10:30pm

1.What does “Bremner Blvd” refer to on this website?

A．A person.         B．A road.           C．A building.         D．A shop.

2.What can’t you do when you visit CN Tower?

A．Watch a film.       B．Have dinner.       C．Buy gifts.          D．Go cycling.

3.Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A．You can have lunch at 10:50am at 360 Restaurant on Sunday.

B．You can enjoy the beauty of the city from SkyPod at 9:50pm on Wednesday.

C．You can go to Information Desk for help at 8:40am.

D．You can visit CN Tower every day.